Atomician said:

Could we add functionality to upload the new image format files to this forum? The file extension is .heic

Most new phones (android and apple) are defaulting to this now as they have a lot of space and I have to convert them to jpg before uploading which is a pita.

Got a little coding knowledge so happy to help if I can be useful

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kevstar said:

Why dont you just copy n paste them its much faster.

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Shippers said:

Why not just stick to pics off your phone...

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miktdish said:

.HEiC is a specific to Apple format.
High Efficiency Image File Format won't work on a lot of servers or PC's running windows.

Since iOS 11, Apple devices take pictures in a HEIC format, unless you turn this feature off in the camera settings.
Some of the newer Android are starting to use this (pre-compressed) format - it can be 'turned off' on those phones too....

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Atomician said:

I've got a Samsung that is over 2 years old and always defaulted to .heic (Samsung may have rolled it out before other Android phones?) - I actually prefer it because it does save a noticeable amount of space. I just thought that allowing heic uploads would help people keep using this forum into the future, it's not just a gimmick as it looks like it's coming to most phones.

@kevstar what do you mean by copy and paste? If there's an easy way to get around this, it would be good to know!

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kevstar said:

If your on your phone, say your looking at an image or photo in your album....hold your finger on the image until
a menu comes up & highlight "copy"...... then say your on the forum & want to put the pic in a thread hold your finger
on the screen until a menu comes up then highlight paste & it will put the pic up.

I use my laptop so its the same deal but its the right button to copy & paste.

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